Contact Prayers (Salat)

Appendix 15

(from: Quran The Final Testament,
by Rashad Khalifa, PhD.)

Religious Duties: A Gift From God

When Abraham implored God in 14:40, he did not ask for wealth or health; the gift he
implored for was: "Please God, make me one who observes the contact prayers
(Salat)." The religious duties instituted by God are in fact a great gift from
Him. They constitute the nourishment required for the growth and development of
our Souls. Without such nourishment, we cannot survive the immense energy
associated with God's physical presence on the Day of Judgment. Belief in God
does not by itself guarantee our redemption; we must also nourish our souls (6:158, 10:90-92). Additionally, 15:99 states that observing the religious duties instituted by
God is our means of attaining certainty: "Worship your Lord in order to attain
certainty."

The Contact Prayers (Salat)

The five daily contact
prayers are the main meals for the soul. While a soul may attain some growth and
development by leading a righteous life, and without observing the contact
prayers, this would be like surviving on snacks without regular meals.

We learn from 2:37 that we can establish contact with God by uttering the
specific Arabic words given to us by
God. Sura 1,
The Key, is a mathematically composed combination of sounds that unlocks the
door between us and God:

The Dawn Prayer must be observed during two
hours before sunrise (11:114, 24:58).

The Noon Prayer is due when the sun
declines from its highest point at noon (17:78).

The Afternoon Prayer can be observed
during the 3-4 hours preceding sunset (2:238).

The Night Prayer can be observed after the
twilight disappears from the sky (24:58).

The Friday noon congregational prayer is an
obligatory duty upon every Submitting man and woman (62:9). Failure
to observe the Friday Prayer is a gross offense.

Each contact prayer is valid if observed anytime
during the period it becomes due until the next prayer becomes due. Once missed,
a given contact prayer is a missed opportunity that cannot be made up; one can
only repent and ask forgiveness. The five prayers consist of 2, 4, 4, 3, and 4
units (Rak'ahs), respectively.

The proof that Salat was already established
through Abraham is found in 8:35, 9:54, 16:123, &
21:73. This
most important duty in Islam (Submission) has been so severely distorted that
the contact prayers (Salat) have become a practice in idolatry for the vast
majority of Muslims. Although the Quran commands that our contact prayers must
be devoted to God alone (20:14; 39:3, 45), today's
Muslims insist on commemorating "Muhammad and his family" and "Abraham and his
family" during their prayers. This renders the prayers null and void (39:65).

The following text, pertaining to the miracles
confirming the contact prayers, is excerpted from the January 1990 issues of the
Submitter's Perspective (the regular and special bonus issues), as written by
Dr. Rashad Khalifa:

Awesome Mathematical Miracle Confirms All The 5 Contact
Prayers

[1] Sura 1 is God's gift to us, to establish
contact with Him (Salat). Write the sura number and the number of verses next to
each other and you get 17, the total number of units in the 5 daily prayers.

[2] Let us write down the sura number, followed
by the number of every verse in the sura. This is what we get: 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7. This number is a multiple
of 19.

[3] Now, let us replace each verse number by the
number of letters in that verse. This is what we get:1 19 17 12 11 19 18 43also a multiple of
19. Theoretically, one can alter the letters of Sura 1, and still keep the same
number of letters, however, the following mathematical phenomena rule out that
possibility. For the gematrical value of every single letter is taken into
consideration. Here it is:

[4] Let us include the gematrical value of every
verse, and write it down following the number of letters in each verse: 1 19 786 17 581 12 618 11 241 19 836 18 1072 43
6009 also a multiple of 19.

[5] Now, let us add the number of each verse, to
be followed by the number of letters in that verse, then the gematrical value of
that verse. This is what we get:1 1 19 786 2
17 581 3 12 618 4 11 241 5 19 836 6 18 1072 7 43 6009 a multiple of 19.

This number starts with the sura number,
followed by the number of verses in the sura, followed by the verse number,
followed by the number of letters in this verse, followed by the gematrical
values of every letter in this verse, followed by the number of the next verse,
followed by the number of letters in this verse, followed by the gematrical
values of every letter in this verse, and so on to the end of the sura. Thus,
the last component is 50, the value of "N" (last letter).

[7] Since I cannot write very long numbers here,
let us substitute [*] for the long number consisting of the number of every
verse, followed by the number of letters in the verse, followed by the
gematrical value of every individual letter in the verse. If we write down the
number of the sura, followed by its number of verses, we get 17, the number of
units (Rak'aas) in the 5 daily prayers. Next to the 17, write down the number of
the first prayer (1), followed by its number of Rak'aas, which is 2, then two
[*]'s, followed by the number of the second prayer (2), followed by the number
of Rak'aas in the second prayer (4), followed by four [*]'s, and so on. Not only
is the resulting long number a multiple of 19, but also the number of its
component digits is 4636 (19x244) .... Please note that any representation of
Sura 1 can replace the [*]'s without affecting the outcome; all of them give
multiples of 19. For example, a short representation of "The Key" consists of
the Sura number (1), followed by the verses (7), followed by the total number of
letters in Sura 1 (139), followed by the total gematrical value of the whole
sura (10143). The resulting number (1713910143) can also represent [*].

1712[*][*]24[*][*][*][*]34[*][*][*][*]43[*][*][*]54[*][*][*][*]

Confirmation Of Friday Prayers

[8] Since the Friday prayer consists of two
sermons and two Rak'aas (total is still 4 units), we read only 15 "Keys" on
Friday, compared with 17 on the other days. Abdullah Arik discovered that if we
replace the 17 by 15 in the long number in [7] and remove two "Keys" from the
noon prayer, we still get a multiple of 19. This confirms the Friday Prayer, at
noon, with 2 "Keys." The long number shown below represents Friday's five
prayers; it is a multiple of 19.

1512[*][*]24[*][*]34[*][*][*][*]43[*][*][*][*]54[*][*][*][*]

"THE KEY" (Al-Fateha) Must Be Recited In Arabic

[9] The first sura in the Quran is
mathematically composed in a manner that challenges and stumps the greatest
mathematicians on earth. Now we appreciate the fact that when we recite Sura 1,
"The Key," during our Contact Prayers, something happens in the universe, and we
establish contact with our Creator. The result is perfect happiness, now and
forever. By contacting our Almighty Creator 5 times a day, we nourish and
develop our souls in preparation for the Big Day when we meet God. Only those
who nourish their soul will be able to withstand and enjoy the physical
presence of Almighty God.

All submitters, of all nationalities, recite the
words of "The Key" which were written by God Himself, and given to us to
establish contact with Him (2:37).

Edip Yuksel's discovery adds to the awesomeness
of "The Key" and proclaims clearly that it must be recited in Arabic.

When you recite "The Key" in Arabic, your lips
touch each other precisely 19 times.

Your lips touch each other where the letters "B"
and "M" occur. There are 4 "B's" and 15 "M's" and this adds up to 19. The
gematrical value of the 4 "B's" is 4 x 2 = 8, and the gematrical value of the 15
"M's" is 15 x40 = 600. The total gematrical value of the 4 "B's" and 15 "M's" is
608, that is 19x32.

Confirmation of the 5 Daily Prayers, Number of Boweing (Ruku'),
Prostration (Sujood), And Tashahhud

Word

Letter

Value

1.

Bism

B

2

2.

Bism

M

40

3.

Rahman

M

40

4.

Rahim

M

40

5.

Al-Hamdu

M

40

6.

Rub

B

2

7.

`Alamin

M

40

8.

Rahman

M

40

9.

Rahim

M

40

10.

Malik

M

40

11.

Yawm

M

40

12.

Na'budu

B

2

13.

Mustaqim

M

40

14.

Mustaqim

M

40

15.

An`amta

M

40

16.

`Alayhim

M

40

17.

Maghdub

M

40

18.

Maghdub

B

2

19.

`Alayhim

M

40

Total:

608 (19x32)

[10] One of the common challenges...is: "If the
Quran is complete and fully detailed (as claimed in 6:19, 38 & 114), where
are the details of the Contact Prayers (Salat)?" These people ask this question
because they are not aware that the Quran informs us that the Contact Prayers
came from Abraham (21:73 & 22:78). If we
write down the numbers of the prayers with their bowings, prostrations and
Tashahhuds, we get:

1 1 2 2 4 1 2 4 4 8
2 3 4 4 8 2 4 3 3 6 2 5 4 4 8 2

This long number consists of the sura that we
recite in the 5 prayers (1) followed by the number of the first prayer (1), then
the number of "Keys" that we recite in this prayer (2), then the number of
bowings (Ruku`) (2), then the number of prostrations (4), then the number of
Tashahhuds (in the sitting position) (1), then the number of the second prayer
(2), then the number of "Keys" that we recite in the second prayer (4), then the
number of bowings (Ruku`) in this prayer (4), then the number of prostrations
(8), then the number of Tashahhuds (2), then the number of the third prayer (3),
and so on to the last prayer. This long number is a multiple of 19, and this
confirms the minutest details of the prayers, even in the number of Ruku`,
Sujud, and Tashahhud.

The
Obligatory Charity (Zakat)

Zakat must be given away "on the day
of harvest" (6:141). Whenever we receive "net income," we must set aside 2.5%
and give it to the specified recipients - the parents, relatives, orphans, the
poor, and the traveling alien, in this order (2:215). The
vital importance of Zakat is reflected in God's law: "My mercy encompasses all
things, but I will specify it for the righteous who give Zakat" (7:156).

Zakat must be carefully
calculated and given away on a regular basis whenever we receive any income.
Government taxes should be deducted, but not other expenses such as debts,
mortgages, and living expenses. If one does not know needy persons, he or she
may give the Zakat to a mosque or charitable organization with the distinct
purpose of helping poor people. Charities given to mosques or hospitals or
organizations cannot be considered Zakat.

Fasting

Pilgrimage: Hajj & 'Umrah

Once in a lifetime, Hajj and
`Umrah are decreed for those who can afford it. Pilgrimage commemorates
Abraham's exemplary submission to God (Appendix
9), and must be observed during the four Sacred Months -
Zul-Hijjah, Muharram, Safar, & Rabi` I (12th, 1st, 2nd, 3rd months) (2:197; 9:2, 36). `Umrah can be observed any time. Like all other duties in
Islam, Hajj has been distorted. Most Muslims observe Hajj only during a few days
in Zul-Hijjah, and they consider Rajab, Zul-Qi'dah, Zul-Hijjah, and Muharram
(7th, 11th, 12th, 1st months) to be the Sacred Months. This is a distortion that
is strongly condemned (9:37).

The pilgrimage begins with a bath or shower,
followed by a state of sanctity called "Ihraam," where the male pilgrim wears
seamless sheets of material, and the woman wears a modest dress (2:196).
Throughout Hajj, the pilgrim abstains from sexual intercourse, vanities such as
shaving and cutting the hair, arguments, misconduct, and bad language (2:197).
Cleanliness, bathing, and regular hygiene practices are encouraged. Upon arrival
at the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, the pilgrim walks around the Ka`bah seven times,
while glorifying and praising God (2:125, 22:26-29). The
common formula is: "Labbayka Allaahumma Labbayk" (My God, I have responded to
You). "Labbayka Laa Shareeka Laka Labbayk" (I have responded to You, and I
proclaim that there is no other god besides You; I have responded to You). The
next step is to walk the half-mile distance between the knolls of Safa and
Marwah seven times, with occasional trotting (2:158). This
completes the `Umrah portion of the pilgrimage.

The pilgrim then goes to `Arafat to spend a day
of worship, meditation, and glorification of God, from dawn to sunset (2:198). After
sunset, the pilgrim goes to Muzdalifah where the Night Prayer is observed, and
21 pebbles are picked up for the symbolic stoning of Satan at Mina. From
Muzdalifah, the pilgrim goes to Mina to spend two or three days (2:203). On the
first morning at Mina, the pilgrim offers an animal sacrifice to feed the poor
and to commemorate God's intervention to save Ismail and Abraham from Satan's
trick (37:107, Appendix 9). The stoning ceremonies symbolize rejection of
Satan's polytheism and are done by throwing seven pebbles at each of three
stations, while glorifying God (15:34). The
pilgrim then returns to Mecca and observes a farewell circumvolution of the
Ka`bah seven times.

Unfortunately, most of today's Muslim pilgrims
make it a custom to visit the prophet Muhammad's tomb where they commit the most
flagrant acts of idolatry and thus nullify their Hajj. The Quran consistently
talks about "The Sacred Mosque," while today's Muslims talk about "The Two
Sacred Mosques!" In a glaring act of idolatry, the Muslims have set up
Muhammad's tomb as another "Sacred Mosque!" This is a blasphemous violation of
the Quran, and, ironically, even violates Hadith. The Hadith shown below
illustrates this strange irony:

Translation of this
false statement: "God has cursed the Jews
and Christians for turning the tombs of their prophets into mosques."
[Bukhari, Nawawi Edition, Vol. 6, Page
14]

Physical Benefits

In addition to their invaluable spiritual
benefits, there is a plethora of physical, economic, and health benefits from
observing the contact prayers (Salat), obligatory charity (Zakat), fasting
during the month of Ramadan, and Hajj.

Observing the Dawn prayer interrupts long
periods of stillness during sleep; this is now proven to help prevent arthritis.
Also, getting up early in the morning helps combat depression and other
psychological problems. The prostration position which is repeated during the
contact prayers expands the blood vessels in our brains to accommodate more
blood, and this prevents headaches. The repeated bending of the back and the
joints is a healthful exercise. All these are scientifically established
facts.

The ablutions required prior to the contact
prayers encourage us to use the toilet more frequently. This habit protects us
from a common and devastating cancer, colon cancer. Harmful chemicals are
excreted in the urine and fecal matter. If these excretions are kept in the
colon for prolonged periods of time, the harmful materials are re-absorbed into
the body, and cause cancer.